Diagnosing Intellectual Disability in Australia

What does diagnosing Intellectual Disability in Australia involve ?

The term intellectual disability or intellectual developmental disorders are commonly used by allied health professionals, therapists, educators and other medical professionals to describe a disorder involving cognitive developmental delay.

The Australian Commonwealth Government authorises accredited psychologists to diagnose intellectual disability under strict psychometric criteria.

Caretakers, parents and occupational therapists provide extensive help to support symptoms of disability.

In social settings your infant has very limited grammar and vocabulary.

Expressing and understanding emotions is challenging and requires therapist support.

Your child can understand simple speech and gestures from their mother, father or caregiver.

Help is needed from an experienced Speech/Language Pathologist (SLP)

Daily support for all basic life skills is needed.

What to do if you recognise symptoms of Intellectual Disability in your child.

The Australian Commonwealth Government provides accredited support to assist your and your child through the Medicare Benefits Scheme (MBS). This support includes subsidised health appointments with an accredited psychologist to evaluate, assess and diagnose an intellectual disability.

Our Accredited Psychologist Team can help diagnose your child with an intellectual disability.

Our experienced psych-analytical team have a depth of experience diagnosing intellectual disability.